Shoe holding device



Oct. 20, 1970 G. w. ADKISSON, JR 3,534,426

SHOE HOLDING DEVICE Filed Sept. 5, 1968 Geo/ye 140%UJ0/7, z/F.

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United States Patent O 3,534,426 SHOE HOLDING DEVICE George W. Adkisson, Jr., Winrock Farms, Rte. 3, Morrilton, Ark. 72559 Filed Sept. 5, 1968, Ser. No. 757,682 Int. Cl. A471 23/00 US. Cl. -267 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A shoe holder which is suitable for holding boots, said shoe holder having a pair of brackets adapted to be mounted in vertically spaced relationship and an elongated clamping means adjustably mounted in the upper bracket and adapted to clamp a shoe in position on the lower bracket.

SUMMARY The present invention relates to an improved shoe holder.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved shoe holder in which a shoe may be quickly and easily clamped into position and released and removed from such position.

Another object is to provide an improved shoe holder which readily handles boots having high tops.

A further object is to provide an improved shoe holder in which the shoe may be tightly clamped in position without damage to the shoe.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The improved shoe holder of the present invention includes a pair of brackets 10 and 12 and an adjustable clamping means 14. Each of the brackets 10 and 12 is adapted to be mounted on a vertical surface and therefore have suitable means for mounting the brackets, such as, the screws 16 which extend through the brackets 10 and 12 into the wall 18 or other surface defining member. If desired, the brackets 10 and 12 may be secured to a board which may be mounted in a vertical position for use of the shoe holder and removed and stored in any desired position. It is further contemplated that the brackets may have mounting means so that they are readily installed in a desired position for use and easily removable for storage when not in use. As shown, the brackets 10 and 12 are mounted in vertical spaced relationship with the shoe sole receiving surface 20 of bracket 10 facing upwardly and the bore 22 defined on the outer end of bracket 12 being vertically aligned above the approximate mid-point of surface 20. The brackets 10 and 12 are spaced apart a distance greater than the height of the tallest boot to be held by the shoe holding structure.

The clamping means 14 is adjustably mounted in the bore 22 of upper bracket 12 and is sufficiently elongated so that it extends downwardly to clamp a boot or shoe in a fixed position on surface 20 of lower bracket 10. The

clamping means 14 includes the tubular member 24 which is adjustably mounted with the bore 22 of bracket 12 and the rod 26 which extends through tubular member 24 and is axially adjustable therein. Tubular member 24 is adapted to slide vertically through the bore 22 and is held in its desired position by suitable securing means such as the set screw 28 which is threaded through the outer portion of bracket 12 and engages the exterior of tubular member 24 within bore 22. As shown, the set screw 28 is provided with the handwheel 30 on its outer end so that it is readily actuated. Tubular member 24 includes internal threads which engage with the external threads on rod 26. Thus, rod 26 is moved axially with respect to tubular member 24 by rotating rod 26. Rod 26 is provided with the handwheel 32 secured to its upper end for ease of turning rod 26 within tubular member 24.

An engaging means 34 is provided to transmit the clamping force from clamping means 14- to the shoe. Such engaging means 34 includes a shoe tree or form 36 which is adapted to fit tightly into the shoe S. The shoe tree 36 has a rounded projection 38 on its upper surface at a point slightly forward of the heel of shoe S. As shown, this rounded projection 38 is provided by a round head screw which is threaded into the shoe tree 36. The lower end of rod 26 is concave and is adapted to fit over the projection 38. Thus, a downward clamping force may be transmitted by rod 26 through the shoe tree 36 to hold the shoe in the desired position on the surface 20' of bracket 10.

After the brackets 10 and 12 have been mounted to a vertical surface, the clamping means 14 is raised to allow a shoe or boot to be positioned on surface 20. Clamping means 14 is adjusted by releasing the engagement of tubular member 24 by set screw 28. With set screw 28 released, the clamping means 14 may be raised while a boot is being positioned on surface 20 and thereafter the tubular member 24 and rod 26 are lowered to bring the concave end of rod 26 into engagement with projection 38. Tubular member 24 is then secured in position by setting set screw 28. Thereafter, rotation of rod 26 in the right-hand direction (assuming right-hand threads) moves rod 26 downwardly to clamp the boot or shoe in its desired position. In such position, any desired operation, such as, cleaning and shining may be performed on the boot.

To remove the boot, rod 26 is rotated in the left-hand direction to release the clamping force and thereafter the clamping means 14 is removed from the boot by releasing set screw 28 and lifting tubular member 24 and rod 26 to a height at which the boot can be removed.

From the foregoing, it can be seen that the shoe holding structure of the present invention by providing the elongated clamping means will accommodate high top boots. Such high top boots may be quickly and easily installed in and removed from the structure since the clamping means may be elevated above the top of the boot before it is installed or removed. Also, this structure exerts a clamping force on the shoe it is holding without any danger of damaging the shoe because of the use of the shoe tree for engagement by the clamping means.

The foregoing disclosure and description of the invention are illustrative and explanatory thereof, and various changes in the size, shape and materials, as well as in the details of the illustrated construction, may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A shoe holder, comprising a pair of brackets having means for mounting said brackets to a vertical service,

one of said brackets having a shoe sole receiving surface and when mounted, being spaced below said other bracket with said surface facing said other bracket,

a tubular member having internal threads and being vertically mounted in said other bracket for axial movement toward and away from said surface,

means for releasably securing said tubular member to said other bracket, and

an elongated member having external threads for engagement with the internal threads of said tubular member whereby rotation of said elongated member moves said elongated member axially with respect to said tubular member to allow said elongated member to releasably clamp a boot on said surface of one of said brackets, said elongated member being sufficiently long to span the distance between said brackets.

2. A shoe holder, comprising a lower shoe receiving bracket having an upwardly facing sole receiving surface and means for mounting said bracket to a vertical surface,

an upper bracket having means for mounting said bracket to said vertical surface,

said upper bracket when mounted to a vertical surface being spaced above said lower bracket a distance greater than the height of a shoe to be held between said brackets,

said upper bracket having a bore whose axis is substantially perpendicular to said sole receiving surface,

a tubular member adapted to be adjustably mounted in said bore,

means for releasably securing said tubular member in said vertical bore,

said tubular member having internal threads, and a rod having external threads,

said rod being adapted to extend through said tubular releasable securing means includes,

a set screw threaded through said upper bracket and adapted to engage said tubular member within said bore.

4. A shoe holder according to claim 3, including a handwheel on said set screw to facilitate rotation of said set screw, and

a handwheel on said rod to facilitate rotation of said rod.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,276,741 3/1942 Schelle 12123 2,357,915 9/1944 Stovall 15267 X 2,598,688 6/1952 Gulbrandsen 12-423 FOREIGN PATENTS 742,660 1/ 1933 France. 873,250 3/ 1942 France.

WALTER A. SCHEEL, Primary Examiner LEON G. MACHLIN, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 

